“Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.”

Speed can’t always get you wickets.

I have played cricket on my own terms.

As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.

Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.

I always breathe cricket.

All artists are crazy.

I have no political aspirations. That’s it.

Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance.

The hunger to win must not die. The appetite has to remain big.

Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.

When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.

Spirituality lies in what you do and how you do it and not what result you get.

People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.

The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward.

Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events.

As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what’s good for individuals.

I do small things. I try to do good things every day. If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.

Ultimately, investors are – are only as good as their track records.

To have a successful team, you have to have great players of course – but you have to have good personalities and good people as well.

It is courage that vanquishes in war, and not good weapons.

It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being good.

You can only do good if you feel good.

I only want to hit my targets if the aiming and the hitting both feel good.

But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences – is very, very important to actually being able to make movies.